Unet“Email on your own domain” means your address runs on your company’s domain rather than a free provider’s: [email protected], [email protected] and so on. This guide walks through setting such an address up from scratch. The process is simpler than it looks and requires no deep technical knowledge.
Step 1: Choose and register a domain
If your company already has a website, use the same domain for email — there is no need to buy another one. If you have no domain yet, register a .az (the most trusted choice for a local business) or .com domain with an accredited registrar. Keep the name short, memorable and matching your company name — it will appear in every message you send.
Step 2: Pick an email platform
A domain does not store mail by itself — you need a platform that receives, stores and sends your messages. When choosing one, look at:
- Security standards: SPF, DKIM and DMARC support, two-factor authentication (2FA).
- Administration: an admin panel where you manage mailboxes, aliases and limits yourself.
- Compatibility: IMAP/SMTP support for Outlook, Thunderbird and mobile apps.
- Support: a team that answers in your language when something goes wrong.
- Pricing: a free way to start and predictable prices as you grow.
Step 3: Add the DNS records
When you create a business account and connect your domain, the platform shows you a few DNS records to add in your domain registrar’s control panel. Each has its own job:
- MX record — tells the internet which server accepts mail for your domain.
- SPF record — declares which servers may send mail in your domain’s name, preventing forgery.
- DKIM record — cryptographically signs every outgoing message so receiving servers can verify it was not altered.
Step 4: Create the mailboxes
Once the DNS records are live (usually minutes to a few hours), all that remains is creating mailboxes. Start with the shared addresses — info@, sales@, support@ — then add a personal address for each team member. A mailbox can also have several aliases: for example, satis@ and sales@ delivering to the same inbox.
How long does it take with Umail?
On Umail — the Azerbaijani email platform by Unet — the whole process is guided: the business account is free to create, the exact MX, SPF and DKIM records are shown ready to copy when you connect your domain, and mailboxes work the moment the records verify. In practice the full setup usually takes under 15 minutes.